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| Author: | Erxleben, 1777. | | Citation: | Syst. Regn. Anim., 1: 312. | | Common Name: | Chital | | Type Locality: | "Habitat ad ripas Gangis; in Iana, Ceylona"; restricted to India, Bihar, banks of the Ganges River (Ellerman and Morrison-Scott, 1951:360). | | Distribution: | India (incl. Sikkim), Nepal, and Sri Lanka; introduced to Andaman Isls, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Brazil, Croatia, Moldavia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Ukraine, Uruguay, and USA (Florida, Hawaiian Isls, and Texas). | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | |
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